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November 19 2015

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A photograph of three decorated murti statues in a gilded arched frame draped with green silk, under foliage and round paper lanterns at night. The central deity murti wears a silver crown with a crescent, a red-and-gold ornate garment and heavy jewelled necklaces. To the left stands a male figure in a red turban and red garment encrusted with gold and stone ornaments; to the right a female figure in a magenta silk sari with gold necklaces. All three are garlanded with yellow marigold and white jasmine and red-and-white flower strings, with leaves at the base and a small brass lamp in the foreground. These are statues, not living people.2015-11-19A photograph of a shrine with three large deity murti figures standing on a green draped platform against a painted forest backdrop with a silver arch. Each figure wears heavy gold-toned jewellery and is garlanded with bands of yellow and red flowers. The central figure wears a tall crown and a large ornate necklace, flanked by two smaller figures in red and maroon costumes, one wearing a jewelled headdress. Small brass and wooden figurines and brass vessels sit in front of the platform, with a magenta cloth at the right edge.2016-03-06 +1 copiesA decorated shrine photograph showing three ornately adorned murti figures in front of a painted backdrop of a large banyan tree. The central figure wears a tall crown with a tilak and a heavy jewelled chest ornament, flanked by two smaller figures in ornate crowns and ornaments. All three are garlanded with yellow and red flower garlands and gold chains. Below sits a green silk cloth with small metal figurines, brass oil lamps, a kalasha-like brass vessel, and scattered flowers on a tray. Pink and purple cloth hangs at the right. This is a photograph of deity murtis and temple decoration, not of people.2016-03-06 +1 copiesApril 26 20182018-04-26 +1 copiesNovember 19 20152015-11-19November 18 20152015-11-182015-July-302015-07-30November 19 20152015-11-19A decorated festival float shows a central deity murti flanked by two standing figures, all adorned with garlands of red flowers and gold-toned marigold garlands. The central figure wears a tall crown and jewelled necklaces with a white dhoti-like garment. Standing figures to either side wear ornate jewelled costumes, one with a red headdress and one in a green skirt with an elaborate crown. In front are a golden serpent-hooded pedestal, a kalasha-style vessel, and small brass figurines. Red velvet draping covers the platform, and a painted backdrop of a large banyan tree with golden arch framing sits behind the figures under bright strip lights.2015-09-15November 19 20152015-11-19Three metal deity murtis are seated on a green cloth draped over a platform, framed by an ornate gold arch. The central murti wears a tall gold crown, a silver-and-jewelled chest ornament and multiple gold necklaces. Flanking murtis wear decorated headwear, gold and red garments, and layered gold necklaces. Long garlands of red, yellow, purple and green flowers drape across all three figures and the platform, with white flower strands at the base. This is darshan of deity murtis, shown as a decorated shrine display.2015-04-21Three decorated deity murtis stand in a temple shrine framed by a golden arch and a painted forest backdrop. The central murti wears a tall ornate crown with a red gem, a pearl and bead necklace with a lotus pendant, and a gold-bordered dhoti, flanked by garlands of yellow and red flowers and gold coin strands. The murti on the left has a red-and-gold beaded garment and a red headdress, and the murti on the right wears a gold beaded necklace, a purple garment and a jeweled crown. Green cloth lines the base. The statues are figures, not living people, and no person is physically present.2016-03-06 +2 copies